2005 Hugo winners announced at Worldcon
by Doc on Aug.07, 2005, under Awards
The 2005 Hugo Awards were given out this weekend at this year’s World Science Fiction Convention at Interaction in Glasgow, Scotland. The Incredibles won for Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Suzanna Clarke won Best Novel, and the Battlestar Galactica episode “33” won Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form. Read More for the full list.
- Best Novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Best Novella: “The Concrete Jungle” by Charles Stross
- Best Novelette: “The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link
- Best Short Story: “Travels with My Cats” by Mike Resnick
- Best Related Book: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: The Incredibles, Written and Directed by Brad Bird
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: “33” – Battlestar Galactica, written by Ronald D. Moore and Directed by Michael Rymer.
- Best Professional Editor: Ellen Datlow
- Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns
- Best Semiprozine: Ansible
Edited by David Langford - Best Fanzine: Plokta
Edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott - Best Fan Writer: David Langford
- Best Fan Artist: Sue Mason
- Best Web Site: SciFiction
Edited by Ellen Datlow. Craig Engler, general manager.
August 8th, 2005 on 2:12 pm
Well deserved
This was definitely deserved, Bird created an awesome story and directed it superbly.
Damien
August 9th, 2005 on 3:21 am
List of the nominees, including links to the texts
http://explorers.whyte.com/sf/Hugo2005.htm
This has a list of the nominees, some thoughts on them, and links to several of the actual stories, not just where to buy the books.
August 12th, 2005 on 10:47 am
Clickable link for those too lazy to cut and paste
Click here.
August 12th, 2005 on 10:53 am
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
First heard about Strange & Norrell from this review. Sounded pretty good, so I started reading it but got bored and quit about halfway through. Did I miss anything? It had potential but just seemed so slow.